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Genesis 41:33-57

33NowH6258thereforeletH6258Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547lookיֵרֶ֣אye.Re'H7200outעַל־'al-H5921amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376discreet andwiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450, andsetוִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּvi.shi.Te.huH7896him over thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

34LetH6485Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213this, andletH6485himappointוְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.KedH6485overseersפְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.DimH6496over thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andtakeH6485upH5921thefifthוְחִמֵּשׁ֙ve.chi.MeshH2567partH5921of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in thesevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651plenteousyearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141.

35And let themgatherוְיִקְבְּצ֗וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605thefoodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400oftheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896yearsהַשָּׁנִ֣יםha.sha.NimH8141thatcomeהַבָּאֹ֖תha.ba.'OtH935, and layupוְיִצְבְּרוּ־ve.yitz.be.ru-H6651cornunderתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547forfoodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400in thecitiesבֶּעָרִ֖יםbe.'a.RimH5892, and let themkeepוְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ve.sha.Ma.ruH8104it.

36And thefoodהָאֹ֤כֶלha.'O.khelH400shall be for a store to thelandלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776againstH4714thesevenלְשֶׁ֙בַע֙le.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141offamineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834shall be in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; that thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776perishתִכָּרֵ֥תti.ka.RetH3772notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808throughH776thefamineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.

37And thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697wasgoodוַיִּיטַ֥בvai.yi.TavH3190in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547, and in theeyesוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

38AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,CanH834weH834findהֲנִמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672suchכָזֶ֔הkha.ZehH2088a one as this, amanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376inwhomH834thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430is?

39AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, Forasmuch asGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath shewed theeallכָּל־kol-H3605this, there isnoneאֵין־'ein-H369soכָּמֽוֹךָ׃ka.Mo.khaH3644discreet andwiseוְחָכָ֖םve.cha.KhamH2450as thou:

40thou shalt be over myhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004, andaccordingH5921unto thywordפִּ֖יךָPi.khaH6310shallallכָּל־kol-H3605mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971be ruled:onlyרַ֥קrakH7535in thethroneהַכִּסֵּ֖אha.ki.Se'H3678will I begreaterאֶגְדַּ֥ל'eg.DalH1431thanמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480thou.

41AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, I havesetנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee overallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

42AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547tookוַיָּ֨סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493offמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921hissignetH2885ringH2885from hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027, andputH5414ituponעַל־'al-H5921Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130handיַ֣דyadH3027, andarrayedוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847him in vestures offineשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336linenH8336, andputH5414agoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091chainרְבִ֥דre.VidH7242aboutעַל־'al-H5921hisneckצַוָּארֽוֹ׃tza.va.RoH6677;

43and hemadeH5414him torideוַיַּרְכֵּ֣בvai.yar.KevH7392in thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ha.mish.NehH4932chariotבְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶתbe.mir.Ke.vetH4818whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had; and theycriedוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him,BowH86thekneeH86: and hesetH5414him overallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

44AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, I amPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547, andwithoutH3808thee shallnoH3808manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376liftיָרִ֨יםya.RimH7311upH7311hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027or hisfootרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

45AndPharaohפַרְעֹ֣הfar.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034Zaphenath-paneahH6847; and hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802Asenathאָֽסְנַ֗ת'a.se.NatH621thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti-pherapriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548of On. AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentH3318outH3318over thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

46AndJosephוְיוֹסֵף֙ve.yo.SefH3130wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hestoodבְּעָמְד֕וֹbe.'a.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714. AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentH3318outH3318from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547, andwentH3318throughoutH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

47And in thesevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651plenteousyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213forth by handfuls.

48And hegatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץvai.yik.BotzH6908upH5414allH3605thefoodאֹ֣כֶל׀'O.khelH400of thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834were in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andlaidH5414upH5414thefoodאֹ֖כֶל'O.khelH400in thecitiesבֶּעָרִ֑יםbe.'a.RimH5892: thefoodאֹ֧כֶל'O.khelH400of thefieldשְׂדֵה־se.deh-H7704,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasroundסְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439aboutהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961everyH3605cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,laidH5414heupH5414in thesameאֶת־'et-H853.

49AndJosephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130laidupH5704corn as thesandכְּח֥וֹלke.CholH2344of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235,untilH5704he leftnumberingH4557; for it waswithoutאֵ֥ין'einH369numberH4557.

50And untoJosephוּלְיוֹסֵ֤ףu.le.yo.SefH3130werebornH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141offamineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458cameתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti-pherapriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548of On bare unto him.

51AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thefirstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519: For, said he,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeH7121meH7121forgetנַשַּׁ֤נִיna.Sha.niH5382allכָּל־kol-H3605mytoilעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999, andallכָּל־kol-H3605myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

52And thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121heEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: ForGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeH6509meH7121fruitfulהִפְרַ֥נִיhif.Ra.niH6509in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of my affliction.

53And thesevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141ofplentyהַשָּׂבָ֑עha.sa.Va'H7647, that was in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,cameהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961to anendוַתִּכְלֶ֕ינָהva.tikh.Lei.nahH3615.

54And thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141offamineהָרָעָב֙ha.ra.'AvH7458beganוַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָהva.te.chi.Lei.nahH2490tocomeלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935, according asJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130hadsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: and there wasfamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776; but inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714there wasbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

55And whenallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wasfamishedוַתִּרְעַב֙va.tir.'AvH7456, thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971criedוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547forbreadלַלָּ֑חֶםla.La.chemH3899: andPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547saidH559untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theEgyptiansH4714, Go untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130;whatH834he saith toyouH834,doתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213.

56And thefamineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458was overallכָּל־kol-H3605thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andJosephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605allכָּל־kol-H3605thestorehousesאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834, andsoldוַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣רvai.yish.BorH7666unto theEgyptiansלְמִצְרַ֔יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; and thefamineהָֽרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was sore in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

57Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605countriesהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714toJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130for tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666corn;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was sore inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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